Purple Heart and "Strawberry Mesh Swirl"

[elyk864]

First time turning Purple Heart, my neighbor chimed in thankfully and said he saw something about hitting it with a torch to bring the purple out. Worked like a charm!

 

[scotirish]

Nice looking pens! Well done. Never thought of using a torch to bring out the color. Have to try that.
Thanks for sharing.
Ron

 

[More4dan]

Two more beautiful pens, nice job. Purple Heart darkens with heat or more slowly with exposure to light. A day in sunlight will change the just turned brown to a nice bright purple. With time it will continue to darken to the color of your pen above. Too much heat will turn it almost black.


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[junosdad]

Just be aware that over time, the color may change. Fortunately, purpleheart is photo-reactive...you can bring out the purple by placing it in sunlight. I've also had good experiences leaving it under a full-spectrum lamp for a day or so. As always, your mileage may vary.

 

[elyk864]

Good to know about just using the light to turn the color.

 

[magpens]

Gorgeous !!

How do you apply the torch heat ? .... with the blank turning slowly on the lathe and waving the torch back and forth ?

 

[elyk864]

Pretty much, just turned the lathe by hand applying heat from a distance so it didn't burn it.

Gorgeous !!

How do you apply the torch heat ? .... with the blank turning slowly on the lathe and waving the torch back and forth ?

 

[kruzzer]

both great looking pens.... the purple heart really stands out
r

 

[OZturner]

Attractive Pens, Kyle.
Nicely Turned, Fitted and Finished.
Congratulations,
Brian.

 

[TattooedTurner]

Nice pens! As mentioned, setting the turned purpleheart blanks out in our Arizona sun will bring out the beauty of the wood as well.